The main idea wasn’t new: buy cheap traffic from non-restricted sources (since pop-up and adult traffic are restricted) and direct it to your AdSense site.
Is this against AdSense rules?
No, it isn’t.
Short History Reference
Initially, this scheme relied on purchasing traffic through Facebook targeted ads, focusing on Tier 1 countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
However, over time, competition on Facebook Ads increased significantly, prompting many media buyers to explore alternative platforms. These included native ads such as Taboola, MGID, Bing Ads, Revcontent, Reddit Ads, Content.ad, and others.
What Traffic Sources Have I Used for AdSense Arbitrage?
Over time, many popular traffic sources have become quite saturated. That’s why, I focused on traffic sources where you can start buying traffic for as little as $0.1.
Yes, I’m talking about push ad networks.
I started in January 2019. By February 2019, I received my PIN code from AdSense, and in March 2019, I collected my first payment. After that, I created additional accounts. Currently, I have four accounts: two are active, and two were banned on September 24, 2019.
In total, this method has earned me approximately $25,000, with an ad spend of about $6,000. That means my pure profit is between $18,000 and $19,000 (excluding around $3,500 from the last payment on banned accounts).
Let’s take a closer look at how this works.
Website Setup
I ran non-niche-specific sites with general content because we’re working with non-targeted traffic sources. All the articles I used for traffic were paginated into 3-5-7-10 pages using the WordPress pagination feature.
On each page, I place three AdSense banners:
- One at the top.
- One under the “next page” button.
- One in the sidebar.
This setup ensures visitors see three ads on every page, which helps maximize revenue.